Title:
Storm (Ashes & Embers, #1)
Author: Carian Cole
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release
Date: September 30, 2014
Tour Hosted by: As the Pages Turn
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Synopsis
The calm before the storm…
I lived in the quiet stillness.
I felt the wind rustle, warning me, telling me to get out of its path.
But I didn’t.
I never stood a chance.
A series of weather and road mishaps leaves me trapped in the middle of a blizzard with a complete stranger. In the back of a pickup truck. For forty-eight freakin’ hours.
A stranger with long hair, tattoos, and rippling with muscle.
A stranger with an insanely sexy voice and a wicked smile that turned my insides to jelly.
A stranger who held me in his arms, calmed me, and then set a fire in me that I couldn’t put out.
Storm lives up to his name. Beautiful. Dangerously inviting. Tumultuous. Dark. A clash of hot and cold.
He’s used to getting everything he wants.
And now he wants me.
Some people chase storms for the beautiful thrill. What happens when the storm chases you?
Review By Heather
Once in a while a new author comes along
and I am like where has she been all of my life? This is the case with Carian
Cole and her new debut novel Storm.
Storm is about a rockstar and normal woman
who get stranded in a truck in the middle of a blizzard for two days and form a
bond. This is not your average romance- Storm is so much more than that.
Evelyn has a plan in life- to get married
to her boyfriend and live a pretty normal a/k/a boring life- that is until a
stranger comes to her rescue after her car skids off the road in the middle of
a blizzard. At first, she is afraid of him and then she has this undeniable
pull to him but she has a boyfriend and needs to put her feelings for this
crazy and sexy stranger aside.
Storm is a rock god who likes to go to the
mountains to get away from the hoopla and publicity that surrounds his rock
star status. He helps Evelyn when her cars crashes and then the truck they in
crashes too and they are stranded for two days in a confined space. Storm is
immediately taken by Evie. Though it’s not reciprocated at first, he doesn’t
back down.
Carian Cole really impressed the crap out
of me. Her writing style is just amazing and the flow of the plot is flawless. It is very rare for me to really relate on a personal level to a
female character and I related to Evelyn so much! The underlying themes in this story are so
real and close to my heart that this invoked many emotions in me that I had no
idea I was dealing with.
The way Storm stood by
Evelyn and supported her through her decision making process was just awesome
to read. He really is a wonderful book boyfriend and not your typical man-whore
and does not carry the typical demons you find in romance novels.
This is am amazing start
to what is sure to be an awesome series and with the supporting characters, I
am sure the next book is going to be just as good!
Congratulations Carian
Cole on a 5 star debut novel!
5 Stars . . . Heather
★ Storm - Excerpt ★
My hand wanders up to his broad shoulder. So much muscle. I want to touch him everywhere and explore every beautiful part of him.
“You look scared.” His voice is soft and even. I nod a little. Yes, I’m scared. Scared he will kiss me, and scared he won’t. I’m lost in his gaze, trapped against the couch.
A faint smile touches his lips. “I like you scared. It makes me want to do things to you.”
My stomach flips and my eyes widen. Things? What kind of things? And while I feel scared, it’s not the kind of scared like when you see someone creepy in a dark alley. It’s a pulsing, electric fear that flips a switch deep inside me, making my heart beat faster and sending shivers up and down my spine. I peek up at him to meet his eyes. They are dark and smoky and honed right in on me.
“You have two hands,” he says.
I put my other hand on his arm and slowly move it up toward his neck and do the same with my other hand. His skin is so warm and smooth. I slowly run my hands up and down his inked arms and chest. There is something really fascinating about touching someone who is covered in tattoos, like caressing artwork. He’s waiting, but for what I don’t know. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. “I love the way you touch me, Evie. Everything you feel comes right through your fingers. I felt it when you were touching my hand in the truck. And I feel it now.”
I pull my hands away. I should not be touching him or making him feel all the things I feel. He opens his eyes and stares down at me for a moment. “I’m going to let you stop because you’re sick.” Let me? Let me?
“Storm...”
He leans down even closer to me, and I brace myself for his kiss, but he doesn’t kiss me. “You will touch me, Evie. I want to feel your hands all over me because it’s like a fucking drug for me right now and I need it.” He leans his forehead against mine. “And I’m going to make you beg me to let you because I need that, too.” His lips meet mine so softly... so briefly... that when he pulls away and walks out of the room, I’m left wondering if it actually really happened.
The fuck?
All this talk of touching and making me beg has my girly parts in a quivery wet mess. What the hell just happened? He can’t just come into my own home while I’m sick—breaking and entering, mind you—and tell me I’m going to be touching him and begging for it. I hear the shower running. Is he seriously taking a shower now after getting me all in a frenzy? He’s completely bat shit crazy. I need to get him out of here before I lose my mind and do something stupid. Especially, if he thinks he’s going to boss me around while I’m sick and not able to even think straight.
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★ About Carian ★
I have a passion for the bad boys, those covered in
tattoos, sexy smirks, ripped jeans, fast cars, motorcycles and of course, the
sweet girls that try to tame them and win their hearts. My debut series, Ashes
& Embers, follows the lives of rock band members as they find, and
sometimes lose, the loves of their lives.
My first novel in the Ashes & Embers series,
Storm, will be available in September of 2014.
Born and raised a Jersey girl, I now reside in beautiful New Hampshire
with my husband and our multitude of furry pets and spend most of my time
writing, reading, and vacuuming.
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